25 Aug 2021 | 3 minutes | Paul Mitchell
Barrow AFC 0 – 6 Aston Villa
Aston Villa’s first-ever game at Barrow saw Dean Smith make wholesale changes to the team which beat Newcastle at the weekend. The team included a host of youth players, plus a smattering of experience, especially at the back. Conor Hourihane also made an …
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Aston Villa 2 – 0 Newcastle
There was huge excitement at Villa Park following a year or so of empty stadiums due to lockdown. The sale of our Talisman Grealish didn’t dampen the spirits, neither did the 3-2 loss at Watford last week. What we did have was a sell-out crowd, …
...Read More15 Aug 2021 | 3 minutes | Paul Mitchell
So Jack has gone to join the Oil Sheiks up in Manchester for a Premier League record fee of £100M. Personally, I think it’s a little sad that he didn’t buy fully into the vision sold to him by Dean and the owners. But hey, such is life. Does this mean that those plans are now in tatters following …
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Aston Villa 0 – 0 Sheffield United
So, the first Premier League match following lockdown featured Aston Villa and Sheffield United in front of a packed empty Villa Park. The dug-outs had been marked so that only every third chair could be occupied with the substitutes sitting well spaced in the …
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Manchester City 3 - 0 Aston Villa
Manchester City proved to be too good for Villa today winning the match 3-0 at the Etihad Stadium. Goals from Raheem Sterling, David Silva and Ilkay Gündogan all in the second half sealed the game for the home team.
Expecting a difficult time against City, Dean …
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Aston Villa 2 – 2 Burnley
Aston Villa let a lead slip twice again against a Burnley team that were there for the taking. The game started brightly with both teams having efforts within the first 15 minutes. McGinn heading over the bar and Wood doing the same at the other end.
Villa however …
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Arsenal 3 – 2 Aston Villa
Aston Villa fell to defeat after leading 2-1 against 10-man Arsenal. Goals from Callum Chambers in the 81st and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in the 84th minute sealed Villa’s fate.
The match began brightly at the Emirates stadium in an open game where both teams had …
...Read More17 Sep 2019 | 4 minutes | Paul Mitchell
Aston Villa 0 – 0 West Ham
Aston Villa and West Ham played out an entertaining nil-nil draw at a pretty packed Villa Park. The match could have gone either way after Mike Dean sent off Arthur Masuaku for a second yellow card. The game started brightly enough for both teams, who each had …
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Aston Villa 2 – 0 Everton
Aston Villa got their Premier League season up and running winning a tough game 2-0 against an Everton team that hadn’t conceded this season. A goal in either half scored by Wesley and El Ghazi sealed the victory for the home team. Wesley’s first goal at Villa Park …
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